This Is Hardcore (song)
"This Is Hardcore" is a song by British indie band Pulp, and was released as the second single from their 1998 album This Is Hardcore. The song uses a sample of "Bolero on the Moon Rocks" by the Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra. It was released on 9 March 1998 and charted at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also the band's only top-fifty hit in New Zealand,[3] reaching number 38 on the RIANZ chart in April. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 120 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[4] Three years later they ranked it at number 254 on "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[5] Pitchfork Media also named its music video the 16th best of the 1990s.[6]
"This Is Hardcore" | ||||
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Single by Pulp | ||||
from the album This Is Hardcore | ||||
Released | 9 March 1998[1] | |||
Format | CD, 12" vinyl | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, art rock[2] | |||
Length | 6:25 (album version) | |||
Label | Island | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Chris Thomas | |||
Pulp singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Cover of CD2 |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey, Mark Webber and Peter Thomas; except where indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "This Is Hardcore" (album version) | 6:27 | |
2. | "Ladies' Man" | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber | 4:44 |
3. | "The Professional" | Banks, Cocker, Doyle, Mackey, Webber | 5:09 |
4. | "This Is Hardcore" (End of the Line Mix) | 3:02 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "This Is Hardcore" (album version) | 6:27 |
2. | "This Is Hardcore" (4 Hero Remix) | 6:25 |
3. | "This Is Hardcore" (Swedish Erotica Remix) | 4:59 |
4. | "This Is Hardcore" (Stock, Hausen and Walkman's Remix) | 5:15 |
"This Is Hardcore" (End of the Line Mix) is an extended version of the violin-centred instrumental section in the middle of the original song.
"This Is Hardcore" (Swedish Erotica Remix) plays the original vocals in reverse to make them sound Swedish.
Personnel
- Jarvis Cocker: Vocals
- Candida Doyle: Piano
- Chris Thomas: Horns
- Anne Dudley: Strings
- Mark Webber: Guitar
- Steve Mackey: Bass Guitar
- Nick Banks: Drums
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- http://pulpwiki.net/Pulp/ThisIsHardcore
- Snapes, Laura. "The 50 Best Britpop Albums". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- "Search for: pulp". Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- https://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/4
- http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nme_500_greatest_songs_2014.htm
- https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7849-the-top-50-music-videos-of-the-1990s/4/
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Pulp: This Is Hardcore" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- "Lescharts.com – Pulp – This Is Hardcore" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (23.4. – 30.4. 1998)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 24 April 1998. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Charts.nz – Pulp – This Is Hardcore". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- "Íslenski Listinn Topp 100 – Vinsælustu Lögin '98". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1999. p. 34. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- "This Is Hardcore" at Discogs (list of releases)